Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Senegal after the arrest of a prominent opposition leader for alleged politically motivated accusations of rape. The death count from police murders increased to at least 10, with hundreds of injuries from live ammunition occurring as well.
Around 1500 protesters in Stuttgart marched in solidarity with anarchist and communist political prisoners in Germany, highlighting the case of a student called Lina in her 20s who has been detained for months by the German government for her activist background.
Protesters gathered in Seattle for a vigil and march for Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old murdered by police in 2014; it was decided that day that federal charges would not be laid against his murderers. Demonstrators then marched on Marion Street, and were attacked by police who made several arrests.
Thousands of protesters continued in the streets of Guatemala City for another round of demonstrations against the government of President Alejandro Giammattei, demanding the resignation of both him and the Minister of the Interior, who appeared to have given the orders for police brutality against protesters. Protesters clashed with police near the end of the demonstration, prompting the deployment of tear gas and later dispersement.
Around 400 protesters in New York marched from Washington Square Park in opposition to anti-Asian violence beginning to spike across the country due to racism and false blame for the pandemic; demonstrators headed north on 6th Avenue at W34th before later dispersing.
